Southwest Florida International in February 2026

75.0%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 3,551 domestic departures from Southwest Florida International (RSW). 75.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.6% reached their destination on time; 2.9% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so RSW departures were 3.1 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 3,535 departures with 79.2% leaving on time: a change of −4.2 points, with flights up 0%.

Flights arriving at RSW that month were on time 74.7% of the time (3,555 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, national aviation system 26% and air carrier 26%.

On time 71.6%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.4%
Cancelled 2.9%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from RSW in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	RSW, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	75.0%	79.2%	77.0%	78.1%
Arrived on time	71.6%	79.2%	76.5%	78.3%
Cancelled	2.9%	1.3%	1.9%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	16.8 min	17.7 min	18.3 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	118	118	95	17,168
Scheduled departures	3,551	3,535	34,831	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	842	24%	70.4%	13.6 min	0.7%
DL Delta Air Lines	709	20%	76.7%	9.7 min	2.0%
AA American Airlines	597	17%	77.7%	3.5 min	1.8%
UA United Airlines	592	17%	82.8%	-4.2 min	1.9%
B6 JetBlue Airways	432	12%	53.9%	28.2 min	9.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines	188	5%	60.1%	38.7 min	3.2%
NK Spirit Airlines	157	4%	51.6%	25.8 min	8.9%
G4 Allegiant Air	24	1%	58.3%	14.0 min	0.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	8	0%	100.0%	-9.5 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	2	0%	50.0%	-34.0 min	50.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RSW–ORD	Fort Myers to Chicago	342	72.5%	6.4 min	1.2%
RSW–ATL	Fort Myers to Atlanta	250	80.4%	3.4 min	1.2%
RSW–BOS	Fort Myers to Boston	239	57.7%	23.1 min	9.2%
RSW–DTW	Fort Myers to Detroit	208	73.1%	22.2 min	1.4%
RSW–EWR	Fort Myers to Newark	184	73.4%	4.4 min	6.0%
RSW–CLT	Fort Myers to Charlotte	161	84.5%	-4.0 min	1.9%
RSW–PHL	Fort Myers to Philadelphia	142	64.1%	13.7 min	7.0%
RSW–JFK	Fort Myers to New York	135	64.4%	18.3 min	8.9%
RSW–MSP	Fort Myers to Minneapolis	129	70.5%	17.5 min	0.0%
RSW–BWI	Fort Myers to Baltimore	127	72.4%	13.6 min	2.4%
RSW–DEN	Fort Myers to Denver	119	76.5%	3.5 min	0.0%
RSW–DFW	Fort Myers to Dallas/Fort Worth	111	81.1%	0.3 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	26.1%	38.2%	16,362
Late-arriving aircraft	42.6%	37.2%	26,638
National Aviation System	26.2%	18.5%	16,403
Extreme weather	5.1%	6.0%	3,195
Security	0.0%	0.2%	5

62,603 delay minutes on 901 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left RSW on time in February 2026?

75.0% of 3,551 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 79.2% of 3,535 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 75.0% and 2.9% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for RSW · methodology · corrections.